ICE WORLD NASA study improves forecasts of summer Arctic sea ice

NASA study improves forecasts of summer Arctic sea ice Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 03, 2017 - The Arctic has been losing sea ice over the past several decades as Earth warms. However, each year, as the sea ice starts to melt in the spring following its maximum wintertime extent, scientists still struggle to estimate exactly how much ice they expect will disappear through the melt season. Now, a new NASA forecasting model based on satellite measurements is allowing researchers to make bet ... morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/NASA_study_improves_forecasts_of_summer_Arctic_sea_ice_999.html